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marzocchi
01-07-2011, 04:25 PM
Did a very early morning lobster run with my friend Dennis. We were going to hoop the local structure, but someone setup right on top of us. They had the same color glow sticks and we did not feel like playing the guess which pot is yours game. We have plenty of lobster spots, so we let that guy have that area and moved up the coast. Made the long ride to the squid grounds and dropped our nets. We found the big lobsters again in the same area, but what was even better was we found the migratory sandbass there. We pulled on the bass all night. Lost count after 50. Didnt pull our nets very much because we didnt want to disperse the school of sandbass gathering underneath the boat. Ended our night at a local reef with some big fat sculpin for my weekend taco night. Got home at daybreak and slept in until noon. Going to make me a lobster breakfast after this. Life is good. Pictures from earlier:

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Started the night out with a big bug.

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Average size we were getting.

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Our smallest one.

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Dropped down our plastic and it was instant bendo!

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/jkb.jpg
Lots of doubles.

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There were some decent grade bass.

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The average size we were getting.

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All night affair.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/p-1.jpg
There were some Sandico mixed in.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/kln.jpg
Same brood?

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/pojkpo.jpg
Next best thing to rockfish in January for California. Big fat scullys on this reef.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/jkl.jpg
Have to explore this reef more. There were some decent calicos eating my mogombo plastic meant for the rattlesnakes.

http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a102/dattrinh/jn.jpg
Taco night is going to be good!

It was a ton of fun. See you all next time.

Sublime-Steve
01-07-2011, 04:29 PM
FNN needs a " Like " button... cause damn... id press it twice if i could

LA Smoker
01-07-2011, 04:54 PM
Green lights gave it away... but your secrets safe with me. Good going on the bugs, sculls, and grumps. When I get home tonight, I'll be loading up the tackle box with leadheads... ALL LEADHEADS.

Jackpot Jimmy
01-07-2011, 04:55 PM
Good job on the bugs, bass, and sculs! It's winter bassin' time!

k3vin_kim
01-07-2011, 10:07 PM
damn... i'm jealous.

yo how cold was it out there?

Ifishtoolittle
01-07-2011, 10:20 PM
Wow all on the plastic too! Looks like you guys had a killer night, thanks for sharing.

marzocchi
01-07-2011, 11:33 PM
damn... i'm jealous.

yo how cold was it out there?

It wasnt that cold in the beginning, but when it was nearing sunrise, I was feeling the cold seeping in. 2 thermals, 1 t-shirt, 1 hoodie, a columbia insulated puff jacket and a columbia waterproof jacket over that and I was OK.

murrieta angler
01-08-2011, 09:14 AM
Very nice Dat,
Lobster, bass and sculpin, can't beat that for a night of fishing!
Thanks for the report,
Robert
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DockRat
01-11-2011, 06:13 AM
I am dreaming about lobster.
Bump, DR